OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Frances Harrell

Frances Harrell

Mar 31, 2015

Frances Almina Harrell, 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. She was born January 6, 1924 in Pilot Point Texas, to the late Chess and Beulah Davis and was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. "Slim" Harrell; four sisters, Ruby, Audrey, Mary, Leslie; and three brothers, Robert, Woodrow and William, all of Texas. Mrs....

Anna Sirles

Anna Sirles

Mar 31, 2015

Anna Rudacille Sirles 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. She was born July 23, 1935 in Warren County, Virginia to the late W. Fred Rudacille and Mary Neville Jones Mcleod and was preceded in death by a sister, Hilda W. Pickeral, brother Albert William Rudacille and wife, Roberta, nephew, Harold Grayson Williamson, niece, Brenda Williamson Gotzmer,...

Marion Greenberg

Marion Greenberg

Mar 30, 2015

Marion Elizabeth Lewis Greenberg, 76, of Sutherland, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at the VCU Medical Center, Richmond. Born in Ford, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Elizabeth Loveland Lewis. Mrs. Greenberg was a longtime member and elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Petersburg. After starting a family, Mrs. Greenberg attended and...

Betty Ellis

Betty Ellis

Mar 30, 2015

Betty Jo Ellis, 57 of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday March 30, 2015. She was the daughter of the late James Harold and Betty Henry Ellis. Betty Jo was a Registered Nurse at Southside Regional Medical Center for over 30 years and was working at Westminster Canterbury in Whitestone, Virginia. She is survived by a son Matthew Daniel Branzelle, daughter...

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Mar 30, 2015

Thomas F. Johnson, 96, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at his residence. He was born on July 29, 1918 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Elmer and Margaret Everest Johnson. Mr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, a PhD from Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana and served in the United...

Beatrice Nugent

Beatrice Nugent

Mar 29, 2015

Beatrice N. Nugent 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday March 29, 2015. She was born August 10, 1924 to the late William Shelton and Maud Lena Chappell Newsom, and was the widow of James Doyle Nugent. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, William Hunter Banty, and a brother Edgar Lycurcus Newsom. She spent most of her...

Janice Sale

Janice Sale

Mar 28, 2015

Janice A. Sale, 70, of Prince George, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Riverview on the Appomattox. She was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Donna Allison Young and Victor Allen Young Sr. She was retired from Riverside Regional Jail with 11 years of service. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Raymond Sale;...

Rosalyn Collier

Rosalyn Collier

Mar 28, 2015

Rosalyn Mackenzie "Ro" Collier, of Colonial Heights, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28th, 2015. Rosalyn was the daughter of the late Alyce Dabney and James Norwood MacKenzie and the loving wife of the late James E. Collier, Jr. for over 64 years. She is survived by her sister, Anne MacKenzie Chakales; two sisters-in-law, Frances Pulley and Gayle Driskill; her...

Harry Booth Jr.

Harry Booth Jr.

Mar 25, 2015

MSG Harry W. Booth Jr., USA (Ret.), 79, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Harry W. Booth Sr. and Veda Salsberry Booth. He was preceded in death by a grandson, David M. McKenney. Mr. Booth began with the 11th Airborne Division...

Darrell Worthen

Darrell Worthen

Mar 22, 2015

While it is with great sorrow we face the loss of a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, it is with great joy he is welcomed home into the arms of loved ones in his Father's house on March 22, 2015, at the age of 89. Darrell Farran Worthen was born to Dora Bunnell Allred and Darrell Franklin Worthen...

Mary Crittenden

Mary Crittenden

Mar 22, 2015

Mary Walker Crittenden, 74, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Johnston-Willis Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late John G. and Eva Parham Walker, and was preceded in death by a sister, Alease Shelton; and a brother, John Walker. Mrs. Crittenden was retired from DuPont as a Technical Assistant with 33 years of service....

Shirley Beasley

Shirley Beasley

Mar 21, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Davis Beasley, 65, of Chapin, South Carolina passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, South Carolina. Shirley was born in Dinwiddie, Virginia and moved with her family to Macon, Georgia when her husband, John was transferred with Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. She volunteered at Red Cross for...

Janie Ritt

Janie Ritt

Mar 19, 2015

Janie Lewis Ritt, 71, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Johnston-Willis Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Roy Lewis and Mary Lewis Dyson, and was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Ritt; a son, John S. "Pete" Wilson; a daughter, Debra Ohlinger; and a brother, Calvin E. Lewis. Mrs. Ritt was a...

Marie Rudd

Marie Rudd

Mar 18, 2015

Marie Dorothy Rudd 88, of Colonial Heights passed away Wednesday March 18, 2015 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was born October 15, 1926 to the late George and Dabley Joseph Gibrall, and was preceded in death by her husband Wilmer W. Rudd. Ms. Rudd was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Colonial Heights. She is...

Alan Alter

Alan Alter

Mar 17, 2015

Alan Alter, 58, passed away on March 17, 2015. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anneliese Schmidberger Alter, and sister, Lolly Gilmore. Alan is survived by his father, James R. Alter, Sr., his sisters, Lizabeth Alter and Kristine Alter Franchok (Paul Franchok), and his brothers, James Alter (Kathy) and Samuel "Buddy" Alter (Dale). He is also survived by...

Henry Young

Henry Young

Mar 16, 2015

Henry Edward Young 76 of Dinwiddie passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at his residence. He was the son of the late Dillard and Susie Samford Young. Mr. Young was an avid fisherman and hunter and a big fan of NASCAR. Henry enjoyed cooking and took great pride in his garden. He was known for sharing his vegetables with...

Marilyn Beagle

Marilyn Beagle

Mar 15, 2015

Marilyn Joy Wilcox Beagle, 84, always an angel on Earth earned her heavenly wings on Sunday March 15, 2015 at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk after long and courageous battles with Parkinson's disease and renal failure. "To my Little Girls, Brenda and Beth: I see you crying…it breaks my heart! Please don't cry for now I am free of all...

Janet Owen-Robinson

Janet Owen-Robinson

Mar 13, 2015

Janet Owen-Robinson, 46, of Chester passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015. Janet was the Owner/Operator of Go Wit It Karaoke. She is survived by her husband, Eric Robinson; two daughters, Jordan and Taylor Owen; and a son, Dustin Robinson all of Chester; her parents, Harold B. and Gwendolin Vohun Fender of Prince George; a brother, Harold Fender Jr. of...

Phillip Morris

Phillip Morris

Mar 13, 2015

Phillip W. Morris, 52, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 13, 2015. Born on September 21, 1962, he was the son of the late Elwood and Mildred White Morris, and was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred B. Hanchey. Phillip worked as an electrician at Dominion Virginia Power. He was a former chief and lifetime member of the Jefferson...

Virginia Barker

Virginia Barker

Mar 12, 2015

Virginia Mae Barker, 87 of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late John and Jessie Shelton Payne and was preceded in death by five brothers. Mrs. Barker was an active member of the Highland United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights, and was also a member of the Southernaires singing...

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